Toolmaker
Job in
Telford, Shropshire, TF3, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
Probe UK
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Toolmaker
- Telford
- £38,000
- Permanent
- Days
- Earlier Friday finish
- Outstanding future prospects
- Thriving busy manufacturing business
- Bonus scheme
- Paid Overtime
- Reward scheme
- On-site parking
Are you an experienced Tooling Engineer / Toolmaker with hands-on experience maintaining and repairing injection moulding tooling?
We're looking for a skilled engineer to join the Tooling team, working on a wide range of injection moulding tools, hot runner systems and tooling equipment in a busy manufacturing environment.
Commutable from Wolverhampton, Oswestry, Market Drayton, Shrewsbury, Rugeley, Cannock, Telford, Bridgnorth, Stafford and Penkridge
Duties- You'll be responsible for keeping production tooling running smoothly
- Carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs, diagnosing breakdowns and supporting new tool and product trials.
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing injection moulding tools
- Diagnosing and resolving tooling breakdowns to minimise production downtime
- Working with sequential gate hot runner systems
- Working with hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders associated with tooling and hot runner systems
- Using lathes, milling machines and surface grinding equipment
- Basic electrical knowledge relating to tool heating and controls
- Planning jobs and ensuring the correct tools, equipment and spares are available
- Supporting production during new tool and product trials
- Mechanical / fitting apprenticeship or equivalent engineering training
- Previous experience working with injection moulding tooling
- Good knowledge of hot runner systems, ideally sequential gate systems
- Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic tooling systems
- Practical workshop experience using lathes, milling machines and surface grinders
- Basic electrical understanding
- Ability to diagnose problems and work efficiently under pressure
- Crane operating experience would be advantageous, but not essential
Please Note:
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